Hebrew in its West Semitic Setting. A Comparative Survey of Non-Masoretic Hebrew Dialects and Traditions. Part 1. A Comparative Lexicon
Hebrew in its West Semitic Setting. A Comparative Survey of Non-Masoretic Hebrew Dialects and Traditions. Part 1. A Comparative Lexicon

Author: Murtonen

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-07-03

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 900434828X

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Preliminary Material /A. MURTONEN -- FOREWORD /A. MURTONEN -- GENERAL INTRODUCTION /A. MURTONEN -- PROVISIONAL LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS /A. MURTONEN -- BIBLIOGRAPHY to Section A /A. MURTONEN -- TRANSLITERATION KEY /A. MURTONEN -- INTRODUCTION TO SECTION A: SECTIONAL SYNOPSIS AND COMMENTS ON THE NAME LIST /A. MURTONEN -- THE LIST OF NAMES /A. MURTONEN.

Language System, Translation Technique, and Textual Tradition in the Peshitta of Kings
Language System, Translation Technique, and Textual Tradition in the Peshitta of Kings

Author: Janet W. Dyk

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13: 900425658X

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Using the VU University syntactically analyzed, hiearchically structured database of ancient languages, the authors compared the Masoretic text of Kings to the Syriac Peshitta translation. The core question in this comparison is: which deviations between the two texts are related to the requirements of the distinct language systems, which are related to other aspects of the translation process, and which are related to the transmission history of the translated text? Though linguistic and text-historical approaches differ in method and focus, research into ancient biblical translations must take both into account. On the basis of a synoptic matching at clause level, corresponding phrases within the clauses are matched, and corresponding words within phrases. A choice out of a wealth of detailed differences thus brought to light are discussed at the syntactic level at which the phenomenon best fits: word, phrase, clause and above the clause.

A Comparative Lexical Study of Qur'ānic Arabic
A Comparative Lexical Study of Qur'ānic Arabic

Author: Martin Zammit

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-11-11

Total Pages: 666

ISBN-13: 9047400518

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In this analytical work, the lexical relationships between Arabic, based on the Qur'ānic register, and Akkadian, Ugaritic, Aramaic, Syriac, Hebrew, Phoenician Epigraphic, South Arabian and Ge‘ez are established. Its aim is to assess the various degrees of cultural proximity between these Semitic languages.

Hebrew in its West Semitic Setting. A Comparative Survey of Non-Masoretic Hebrew Dialects and Traditions. Part 2. Phonetics and Phonology; Part 3. Morphosyntactics
Hebrew in its West Semitic Setting. A Comparative Survey of Non-Masoretic Hebrew Dialects and Traditions. Part 2. Phonetics and Phonology; Part 3. Morphosyntactics

Author: Murtonen

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-07-03

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13: 9004348328

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This work is a comprehensive survey of non-Masoretic Hebrew dialects and traditions against the background of the related, primarily other West Semitic lanugages, but also the less close East and South Semitic and non-Semitic branches of the Semito-Hamitic phylum are taken into account. The previously published Part One contains Hebrew and comparative lexical material. Part Two contains a systematic phonetic and phonological discussion including an historical survey. Part Three contains a discussion of morphological and syntactical aspects as well as a comprehensive statistical synopsis of the entire language structure compared with selected related languages.

Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting
Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting

Author: A. Murtonen

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 9789004093096

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This work is a comprehensive survey of non-Masoretic Hebrew dialects and traditions against the background of the related, primarily other West Semitic lanugages, but also the less close East and South Semitic and non-Semitic branches of the Semito-Hamitic phylum are taken into account. The previously published Part One contains Hebrew and comparative lexical material. Part Two contains a systematic phonetic and phonological discussion including an historical survey. Part Three contains a discussion of morphological and syntactical aspects as well as a comprehensive statistical synopsis of the entire language structure compared with selected related languages.

The Syriac Language of the Peshitta and Old Syriac Versions of Matthew
The Syriac Language of the Peshitta and Old Syriac Versions of Matthew

Author: Jan Joosten

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-07-03

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9004348395

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The aim of the present work is to make a contribution to the understanding of the inner workings of the Syriac language through a study of one important corpus written in that language. The book contains four chapters on aspects of Syriac syntax. In addition, a chapter on inner-Syriac developments — traceable owing to the fact that the Gospel of Matthew was translated several times and at different dates — and a chapter on the process of translation from Greek into Syriac are included as well. The analysis of the language of the Syriac versions of Matthew facilitates the use of these versions in textual criticism of the New Testament. Moreover, close study of these texts allows some light to be shed on the history of the text of the Gospel.

Studies in Hebrew and Aramatic Syntax
Studies in Hebrew and Aramatic Syntax

Author: Karel Jongeling

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9789004095205

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A collection of essays on syntactical questions in the field of Hebrew and Aramaic, dealing with the nominal sentence, the particle "'et," clause types, word order and concord within sentences, the status and use of particles and verbal forms. In addition to Biblical Hebrew, other language forms discussed in some of the essays are Mishnaic and Modern Hebrew, Imperial Aramaic, Middle Aramaic and Classical Syriac.

Arabic Grammar in its Formative Age
Arabic Grammar in its Formative Age

Author: Talmon

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-07-03

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9004348417

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This volume deals with the numerous grammatical passages included in the voluminous Kitāb al-‘Ayn, the earliest Arabic dictionary (8th century). This material is isolated and classified according to its various grammatical categories and then analyzed, taking due account of the current knowledge of the state of Arabic grammar in its early stage of development. The much disputed attribution of Kitāb al-‘Ayn to h̬alīl b. Aḥmad is reconsidered from the vantage point of this grammatical material. This reconsideration involves a critical study of the vast medieval literature about ̬alīl's personality and the question of attribution of this early Arabic dictionary. In addition to the author's analysis, the volume includes an appendix with citations of the original grammatical passages of this dictionary with useful indices.